Most high school-aged kids who are thinking about playing college tennis have heard about the hyped college video. Who needs it? What should be on it? When should they be sent? These are always amongst the first questions people ask me when I meet with them. Hopefully, this article can clarify some of the information….
Caroline Woznacki advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 over 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavione at Melbourne Park. The top-seeded Wozniacki will face China’s Li Na in the semifinals. Na moved onto the semis after beating Andrea Petkovic of Germany. 6-2, 6-4. Wozniacki rallied from a set and a break down…
After a busy fall/winter season, holidays that included lots of shopping, numerous festive parties that may be followed by shovels filled with snow … you will also find your local USTA/Eastern Region board members gearing up for another action packed year of tennis events. This core group of hard-working volunteers with a common love for…
Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Monday to maintain his chance of owning all four Grand Slam trophies at once. That’s an accomplishment that hasn’t been achieved since Rod Laver won four majors in a calendar year in 1969. Nadal advanced to a quarterfinal showdown with fellow country…
USTA Player Development has announced that eight junior development programs in six states have been named USTA Certified Regional Training Centers as part of its continuing effort to develop the next generation of world-class American players. The eight programs will create networks serving the Northeast portion of the country and the USTA’s Missouri Valley section….
Venus Williams lasted just seven points in her third-round match at the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne, forced to withdraw due to injury. After losing the first game to Andrea Petkovic of Germany and trailing 30-0 in the second, Williams stretched to her right to return a serve, hit the ball and then cried out…
Andre Agassi, a former world number one and one of the most revered athletes in the world, will receive the highest honor available in the sport of tennis, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The announcement of Agassi’s induction was made at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, the public charter school that…
At the time this article was submitted, the Tri-Level League was just winding down. Both the women’s and men’s divisions were very close. The men’s playoffs are first place Sportime Syosset, captained by Ian Shapiro, who will be playing the second place team from Rockville Racquet, captained by Bruce Lindenman. Good luck to both teams!…
If Rafael Nadal is getting nervous as he eases closer to winning his fourth consecutive Grand Slam, he sure isn’t showing it. After his 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 win Thursday over American qualifier Ryan Sweeting at the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne, the Spanish star will now take on local favorite, 18-year-old Australian Bernard Tomic. Thursday’s…
Tennis greatness is achieved on remarkably narrow margins of point differential success. The ATP number one-ranked player, Rafael Nadal, has won 87.5 percent of his matches this year and 54.6 percent of the points he has played. In contrast, the world’s number 99th ranked player, Raniner Schuettler, won just 41.4 percent of the time in…